Name: Mrs. Zupo
Chapters 10 - 12 Vocabulary Review
Part 1:
Choose the most correct word for the sentence. Make sure to add the appropriate ending (or take off an ending) if needed.
1. Nelson Mandela dreamed of ______from the oppressive government of South Africa.
2. The Washington Monument is so important to our culture the whole area around it has an air of ______and peace.
3. After my computer crashed, I became very ______because of all the work I lost.
4. As I watched the *NSYNC special with my young niece, I was ______in pain on the inside.
5. When I a, sitting on the couch reading The Fellowship of the Rings, I am ______in a world of hobbits and wizards!
6. When I was little, my ______was my teddy bear, Boy. I dragged him around with me everywhere I went.
7. I have no patience with ______people who are really mean for no good reason.
8. The U.S. military is trying to set up a ______around the borders to prevent security threats.
9. If you ask your teacher to grade all of your late work on the last day of the quarter, she will say, “What a ______idea! No way!
10. Toddlers like to ______as they run around the house; the constant repetition gives me a headache!
11. That three-wheeler of Tim’s is ______. It can drag a car.
12. I love ice cream so much that my hunger (or thirst) for it is absolutely ______.
13. Conglomerate rocks are a______of many different types of materials.
14. When you deserve a ______for doing something wrong, I hope your parents give it to you.
15.A person who cannot see the consequence of her actions, even if it should be obvious, can be called ______.
Part II:
Choose any FIVE (5) of the vocabulary works below and use them correctly in a paragraph. Circle the vocabulary word. Like all paragraphs, yours should be coherent. It can also be funny. Do your BEST. Remember, the goal is to use all of your words accurately.
myopia ensconce unquenchable sanctity
somber cordon liberation ululation
rebuke composite talisman truculent
writhing ludicrous elephantine
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